Ambroise PELOQUIN dit FELIX

Born

12 December 1788 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 February 1854 , Sorel, Canada East

Parents & Family of Ambroise PELOQUIN dit FELIX

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Born: 12 December 1788 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Ambroise PELOQUIN dit FELIX

Father

Pierre PÉLOQUIN FÉLIX

Mother

Marguerite HUS COURNOYER

Grandparents of Ambroise PELOQUIN dit FELIX

Paternal grandparents

Antoine PELOQUIN Marie-Josephte ST-MARTIN

Maternal grandparents

Pierre HUS COURNOYER Marguerite GOUIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Ambroise married Theotiste LAVALLEE 3 February 1812 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Theotiste LAVALLEE was born 18 February 1793 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Theotiste died 25 April 1859 in Sorel, Canada East . Theotiste was the child of Louis LAVALLEE and Marie-Louise GIGUERE dite DESPINS.

Ambroise PELOQUIN dit FELIX died 24 February 1854 in Sorel, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ambroise PELOQUIN dit FELIX

Ambroise PELOQUIN dit FELIX married

Theotiste LAVALLEE
Marriage date: 3 February 1812
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Theotiste LAVALLEE was the child of Louis LAVALLEE and Marie-Louise GIGUERE dite DESPINS

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Ambroise PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Theotiste LAVALLEE

Felix PELOQUIN

Born: 4 March 1821, Sorel, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne HUS dite PAUL 12 October 1841 Place: Sorel, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1788
12 December 1788
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Ambroise PELOQUIN dit FELIX and Theotiste LAVALLEE 3 February 1812, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 23 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England